snack foods

[solobiker]

Hi guys, I have been trying to lose some weight for a long time, I am 5'7" and bounce between 145 and 150. My problem is I am a snacker: pretzles, nuts, dried fruit and kashi crackers. I do eat baby carrots for snacks too. I would love to lose about 10lbs. I run or trail run/hike2-3 times a week for about 3-4 miles each, ride 20 plus miles (just move back to CO and not living in safe area for riding) and on the weekends DH and I go up into the mtns and hike for several hours. any suggestions to get over the snacking??

[KnottedYet]

Eat larger meals?

Honestly, with your activity level, it sounds like you need to be eating more not less. How about fresh fruit (more water content) rather than dried? Big hearty breakfasts? An extra complete meal during your peak snacking time?

Your body might be telling you it needs more food, and your brain might be derailling that signal into snack food rather than "real" food.

5'7" and 145-150 sounds perfectly normal for someone with muscles to me. Can you actually grab onto a handfull of fat that you'd rather lose? I'm 5'8" and was 145-150, until the off season when I gained 15 lbs. I can grab rolls of fat at my waist and hips. I trust those will melt away as I get into the swing of training for my triathlon again and I add an extra meal (around 3 pm) each day. (during active season I eat 4 meals and 2 snacks a day)

[solobiker]

unfortunately I can grab on to quite a bit. I also do yoga at home in the evenings. ugh. For breakfast I usually eat yogurt with low cal granola or a fajita shell with pb in it. I dont have too much time for breakfast as I leave for work around 530 am.

[KnottedYet]

I eat HUGE b'fasts. I have to, or I snack like a crazed woman.

This morning I only had pancakes (maybe 4 or 5 of them). No cheese, no potatoes, no eggs, no mushrooms, no smoked salmon or chicken or other protein. And I ended up snacking.

Can you try preparing your b'fast the night before and nuking it in the morning? I like to cook tempeh or chicken/pork chops/salmon the night before for dinner and save some out to nuke in the morning. If it's a week I have my kid, I usually get up earlier and make us both something with eggs.

My bias is toward huge breakfasts, so take what I say with a grain of salt. (but breakfasts like yours would make me sluggish and drive my metabolism into the dirt, and I'd end up eating all day trying to catch up.)

[solobiker]

Thanks, I will try the bigger breakfasts. It just may work. Thanks

[KnottedYet]

BIIIIIIIIIG BREAKFASTS! OOOO-rah! <chest pounding and deep voice>